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Qualitative and Quantitative Validation of Tools with Rating Scales Aimed at Assessing the Quality of University Service-Learning
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Developing and piloting a form for student assessment of faculty professionalism
Sarah Todhunter1, Sylvia R Cruess, Richard L Cruess
1Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Advances in Health Sciences Education : Theory and Practice
|November 6, 2010
Summary
Assessing clinical teacher professionalism is crucial. A newly developed tool shows that evaluating professional conduct is feasible, acceptable, and reasonably reliable, potentially improving medical education.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Professionalism Studies
- Faculty Development
Background:
- Unprofessional behavior among clinical teachers impedes professionalism education.
- A reliable method for assessing clinical teacher professionalism is currently lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and pilot a tool for assessing the professional behavior of clinical teachers.
- To identify key professional behaviors and evaluate their importance and validity.
Main Methods:
- Identified 34 desirable professional behaviors, rated by medical students and educators.
- Developed an assessment form based on ratings, piloted in a pediatric department.
- Collected 190 evaluation forms from 94 medical students rating 20 clinical faculty members.
Main Results:
- The assessment tool demonstrated good internal consistency (0.89) and reasonable reliability (0.53) with 8.23 ratings per faculty.
- Exploratory factor analysis identified 3 underlying factors.
- Faculty professionalism assessment was found to be feasible and acceptable.
Conclusions:
- The developed tool provides a reliable method for assessing clinical teacher professionalism.
- Explicit evaluation of professional conduct can encourage positive behavior and mitigate negative role modeling.
- This assessment can positively influence the hidden and informal curricula in medical education.
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